Illinois Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2011
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, there were 1,838,817 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Illinois and they represented 14.29% of the total population of Illinois in 2011. Cook County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (1,263,760), followed by St. Clair County (81,771), and Will County (75,772). On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (6), followed by Scott County (8), and Jasper County (13).
When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Alexander County had the highest percentage (35.66%), followed by Pulaski County (32.34%), and St. Clair County (30.28%).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 2364 | 3.52 |
| Alexander | 2850 | 35.66 |
| Bond | 1090 | 6.15 |
| Boone | 1040 | 1.92 |
| Brown | 1278 | 18.57 |
| Bureau | 201 | 0.58 |
| Calhoun | 6 | 0.12 |
| Carroll | 140 | 0.92 |
| Cass | 473 | 3.47 |
| Champaign | 25094 | 12.35 |
| Christian | 495 | 1.43 |
| Clark | 59 | 0.36 |
| Clay | 48 | 0.35 |
| Clinton | 1354 | 3.56 |
| Coles | 1985 | 3.7 |
| Cook | 1263760 | 24.21 |
| Crawford | 933 | 4.72 |
| Cumberland | 37 | 0.33 |
| DeKalb | 6596 | 6.31 |
| De Witt | 103 | 0.62 |
| Douglas | 59 | 0.3 |
| DuPage | 43010 | 4.65 |
| Edgar | 70 | 0.38 |
| Edwards | 30 | 0.45 |
| Effingham | 83 | 0.24 |
| Fayette | 1094 | 4.89 |
| Ford | 93 | 0.67 |
| Franklin | 140 | 0.35 |
| Fulton | 1288 | 3.49 |
| Gallatin | 14 | 0.26 |
| Greene | 124 | 0.9 |
| Grundy | 549 | 1.1 |
| Hamilton | 31 | 0.37 |
| Hancock | 57 | 0.3 |
| Hardin | 14 | 0.33 |
| Henderson | 18 | 0.25 |
| Henry | 766 | 1.52 |
| Iroquois | 247 | 0.84 |
| Jackson | 8454 | 14 |
| Jasper | 13 | 0.13 |
| Jefferson | 3230 | 8.33 |
| Jersey | 116 | 0.51 |
| Jo Daviess | 103 | 0.46 |
| Johnson | 1156 | 9 |
| Kane | 27917 | 5.38 |
| Kankakee | 17058 | 15.03 |
| Kendall | 6527 | 5.59 |
| Knox | 3848 | 7.3 |
| Lake | 47155 | 6.72 |
| LaSalle | 2282 | 2.01 |
| Lawrence | 1598 | 9.45 |
| Lee | 1779 | 5 |
| Livingston | 1924 | 4.96 |
| Logan | 2287 | 7.56 |
| McDonough | 1573 | 4.84 |
| McHenry | 3161 | 1.02 |
| McLean | 12476 | 7.3 |
| Macon | 18125 | 16.37 |
| Macoupin | 397 | 0.83 |
| Madison | 21194 | 7.89 |
| Marion | 1530 | 3.91 |
| Marshall | 51 | 0.41 |
| Mason | 53 | 0.37 |
| Massac | 855 | 5.6 |
| Menard | 86 | 0.68 |
| Mercer | 54 | 0.33 |
| Monroe | 73 | 0.22 |
| Montgomery | 960 | 3.21 |
| Morgan | 2165 | 6.1 |
| Moultrie | 43 | 0.29 |
| Ogle | 474 | 0.89 |
| Peoria | 33128 | 17.74 |
| Perry | 1924 | 8.64 |
| Piatt | 65 | 0.39 |
| Pike | 277 | 1.69 |
| Pope | 299 | 6.64 |
| Pulaski | 1937 | 32.34 |
| Putnam | 34 | 0.57 |
| Randolph | 3276 | 9.82 |
| Richland | 79 | 0.49 |
| Rock Island | 13051 | 8.85 |
| St. Clair | 81771 | 30.28 |
| Saline | 969 | 3.89 |
| Sangamon | 23748 | 11.93 |
| Schuyler | 228 | 3.06 |
| Scott | 8 | 0.15 |
| Shelby | 52 | 0.23 |
| Stark | 32 | 0.55 |
| Stephenson | 4312 | 9.11 |
| Tazewell | 1413 | 1.04 |
| Union | 161 | 0.91 |
| Vermilion | 10507 | 12.9 |
| Wabash | 84 | 0.71 |
| Warren | 329 | 1.85 |
| Washington | 103 | 0.71 |
| Wayne | 51 | 0.31 |
| White | 54 | 0.37 |
| Whiteside | 744 | 1.28 |
| Will | 75772 | 11.13 |
| Williamson | 2588 | 3.88 |
| Winnebago | 35316 | 12.03 |
| Woodford | 195 | 0.5 |
